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Naftali

Boy's name · #2379 in the US (2025) · 2020s wave

Popularity over time

Naftali reached its best rank, #1831, in 2018 and ranked #2379 in 2025. Roughly 2,000 boys have been named Naftali since 1951.

Across the states

In recent years, Naftali ran 9–11× its national rate in New Jersey and New York.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 2 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

See how Naftali ranks in other countries and regions.

#2,834 in England & Wales (2025).

Famous Naftalis

• Naftali Bennett — Prime Minister of Israel from 2021 to 2022
• Naftali Herz Imber — Jewish poet, writer (1856–1909)
• Naftali Temu — Kenyan long-distance runner
• Naftali Bon — Kenyan sprinter (1945–2018)
• Naftali Zvi Yehuda Berlin — Belarusian Orthodox rabbi (1816–1893)

What Naftalis become

Among 53 notable people named Naftali:

Artists & writers appear 2.11× more often than among typical names — e.g. Naftali Herz Imber, Austro-Hungarian poet (1856–1909).

Similar names: Uzziah · Namari · Brentley · Malikai · Natan · Armoni

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